• Einskjaldi@lemmy.world
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    12 hours ago

    It’s also pretty telling that all the crypto stuff is always measured in dollars. That said using usd does overall make money for the US by seigniorage.

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      That’s what I always tell people. A bitcoin or etherium or dogecoin or whatever they have is essentially valueless because it can’t be exchanged easily for goods and services. 100% of it’s value is derived from how much real, useable money you can exchange it for and nothing else.